Problema Solution
three times the second of three consecutive even integers is 14 more than the sum of the first and the third.find the middle integer.
Answer provided by our tutors
3(x + 2) = 14 + x + x + 4
3x + 6 = 2x + 18
x + 6 = 18
x = 12
Therefore the numbers are 12, 14, and 16.
The middle integer is 14.